Patents by Inventor Ira Esformes

Ira Esformes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Artificial joint
    Patent number: 4332037
    Abstract: An artificial joint for implantation into a living body comprising two members held together by magnetic forces of attraction with the magnetic lines of force running substantially along the direction of the pivotal axis and transversely across the primary direction of movement of the two members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Hospital for Joint Disease Orthopaedic Institute
    Inventors: Ira Esformes, Frederick J. Kummer